Game of X v.1 : Xbox /

Based on 48 interviews and years of research, Game of X v.1: Xbox tells the many stories of Microsoft’s unlikely entry into the game console business. In addition to the personal insights of the key players in the story, Game of X includes many previously unreleased documents that show what was goin...

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Main Author: DeMaria, Rusel (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor and Francis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access: Full text (WIT users only)

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505 0 0 |t Part I: Betting Billions--. Back to "Normal". "It Could Never Happen Here". Other Microsoft Initiatives. The Executive Retreat: March 1999. A Real Danger Emerges. "Bill Meetings. Under New Management. Changing Vision. Or We Could Just Buy Someone? "Hail Mary". The St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Incenceivable. The GDC Reveal. It's a Go! Now What? Xbox ATG. The Xbox OS. Early Reveal. Launch Titles. Third-Party Titles. Marketing Xbox. Hardware--A Rocky Finish. Pre-Launch. Midnight Madness. Xbox--the First Year. --Part II: Xbox Gets Connected. --Early Live Visions. Developing Xbox Live. Completing Xbox Live. Promoting Xbox Live. Xbox Live Beta. Xbox Live Launch. Author's Postscript. 
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